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Quantitative Non-Geometric Convergence Bounds for Independence Samplers

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  • Gareth O. Roberts

    (Lancaster University)

  • Jeffrey S. Rosenthal

    (University of Toronto)

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We provide precise, rigorous, fairly sharp quantitative upper and lower bounds on the time to convergence of independence sampler MCMC algorithms which are not geometrically ergodic. This complements previous work on the geometrically ergodic case. Our results illustrate that even simple-seeming Markov chains often converge extremely slowly, and furthermore slight changes to a parameter value can have an enormous effect on convergence times.

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  • Gareth O. Roberts & Jeffrey S. Rosenthal, 2011. "Quantitative Non-Geometric Convergence Bounds for Independence Samplers," Methodology and Computing in Applied Probability, Springer, vol. 13(2), pages 391-403, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:metcap:v:13:y:2011:i:2:d:10.1007_s11009-009-9157-z
    DOI: 10.1007/s11009-009-9157-z
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